Cemetery Operative

Bridgend County Borough Council; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgend County Borough Council is recruiting 3 Cemetery staff to support the bereavement and cemetery service. The role involves maintaining, managing and improving cemeteries across Bridgend County Borough with a strong focus on delivering work to a high standard. Salary £27,274 per annum for 37 hours per week, full time.

We require professionalism, commitment and respect; Welsh language greeting is a requirement. A valid driving licence and a Health Surveillance assessment are also mandatory.

Qualifications

• Welsh language greeting is a requirement for this post.
• A valid driving licence is a requirement for this post.
• A Health Surveillance assessment through our Occupational Health Service is a requirement for this post.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, manage and improve the cemeteries across Bridgend County Borough.
• Deliver work to a high standard and follow the job description and work programme efficiently.
• Be professional, committed and respectful in supporting bereavement and cemetery services.

Job description

Cemetery Operative - Green Spaces and Bereavement Services

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary £27,274 per annum

Contractual hours 37

Basis Full time

Job category/type Highways, Green Spaces and Natural Resources

Date posted 01/10/2026

Job reference 19179

37 hours per week

At Bridgend County Borough Council we work hard to deliver a high quality bereavement and cemetery service that is seamless, safe and sensitive at an incredibly difficult time in people’s lives.

We are looking for 3 new Cemetery staff to support us to deliver this. We are looking for individuals who are professional, committed and respectful.

The roles will join an established team of experienced officers and involve all aspects of maintaining, managing and improving the cemeteries across Bridgend County Borough.

You will be expected to undertake work to a high standard and deliver all aspects of the job description and work programme efficiently and effectively.

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Claire Daymond, Operations Manager (Green Spaces and Cemeteries) Tel: [phone].

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.

A Health Surveillance assessment through our Occupational Health Service is a requirement for this post.